BORN- 199 A.D.DIED - 260 A.D.
He was the Emperor of Rome for 7 years. He was Emperor between October 253 A.D. -- 260 A.D. All of this was during The Crisis of the Third Century.
Valerian attempted to stay the advances of the barbarians and the Persians on Roman territory and was a vigorous persecutor of the Christians.
Valerian was in the province of Raetia (modern Switzerland) when the news of Gallus's murder by his own troops reached him. Valerian was then saluted as Emperor by his own army.
The second major crisis of the empire was spiritual values. Traditional Romans regarded traditional religion as one of the foundations of their success, but this religion was being challenged by many sects, especially the Christians. By the 4th year of his reign as Emperor, his attitude changed.
Valerian may have felt it was important to have maximum support for the Roman gods. Meanwhile, problems caught the attention of Valerian. The Persian king Shahpur I had raided the Eastern provinces and seized Antioch, the Third-largest city in the Empire.
He was married to a woman named Mariniana and they had 2 kids, Gallienus and, Valerianus Minor
Valerian's own armies were weakened by a plague. He was forced to return to the Persian menace, which now entered upon the city of Edessa. While trying to relieve the city, Valerian was captured by Shahpur. In any case the Persian king was extremely proud of his capture and had monumental cliff reliefs showing Valerian kneeling before him.
Whatever the circumstances, Valerian seems to have died within a short time of his capture. His son Gallienus succeeded him. That was the end of Emperor Valerian. Gallienus was the new Emperor until he was assassinated in 268 A.D.
"Valerian." Encyclopedia of World Biography. Detroit: Gale, 1998. World History in Context. Web. 16 Dec. 2014.
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